Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Tom Perrotta Quotes

American - Novelist | August 13, 1961 -

When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

Teacher Myself Culture Writing Tried

When things don't go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots.

Yourself World Rest Think Genius Go

I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut.

Small You Find Sometimes Changes

I read 'The Great Gatsby' in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of the sentences and moved by the story about the irrevocability of lost love.

Love Beauty Great School High School

A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result.

Life Progress School Me High School

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

Funny Believe Everything Angle Just

I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.

Myself Past Over Years Seem Used

I really wanted to be a musician, but it turned out I had no sense of time.

Time No Sense Out Sense Musician

I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.

Religion Person Decade Without Been

I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it's not possible for me to write that sort of novel.

People Me Consistency Surprise Write

I'm used to adapting my novels for feature film - it can be challenging to cut and compress three or four hundred pages into two hours of dramatic action.

Action Three Two Dramatic Used Film

The few times I've tried to write original screenplays, it's a difficult process because I just don't feel like I know the characters the way I know them after the year or two it takes to write a novel.

Process Feel Year Know Way Write

12 3 Next page Last

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Tom Perrotta quotes